Struggling in your marriage? Have some relationship advice to share? Have a marriage success story to share? Have a man/woman question? This weekly thread is the place to do it.

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Rebecca Teti

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Posted on Apr 18th, 2013 at 10:56 AM by Rebecca Teti

Not a marriage related post, per se...but asking for prayers for several children in our Catholic homeschool group who will soon be Confirmed & for the intercession of their Patron Saints: Anthony (St. Joseph Moscati), Daniel (St. Joseph the Worker), Garret (St. Francis of Assisi), Kyle (still deciding on a Patron Saint), & Sarah (St. Therese of Lisieux). Thanks!

Posted on Apr 18th, 2013 at 3:12 PM by Patricia

Rebecca, thank you for the remider. This is such a nice place to get help or advice, especially for many of us who live far from family and in rural areas. It is disheartening when the cutting comments come in. I agree that we need to imagine we are talking to a friend in out living room. Thanks for the reminder!

Posted on Apr 18th, 2013 at 4:35 PM by nadine

Yes, thank you Rebecca. It is so easy for comments to get misinterpreted. People (myself included) write when they're in a hurry and choose wording that isn't always clear, and it's sometimes hard to assess the tone accurately without the benefit of facial expressions, body language, vocal intonation, etc. I'm particularly thankful that this site is committed to eliminating the comments that are intentionally hurtful. As Nadine says, this is an important support network for some of us who don't have a good network of Catholic moms in person.

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